tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43324586297485907462024-02-07T16:31:41.137-06:00The Psychotic NerdJessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.comBlogger1605125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-45020104100274565692021-01-25T10:00:00.001-06:002021-01-25T10:00:06.184-06:00REVIEW: Time Travel for Love and Profit by Sarah Lariviere<br />
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<b>When Nephele has a terrible freshman year, she does the only logical thing for a math prodigy like herself: she invents a time travel app so she can go back and do it again (and again, and again) in this funny love story, Groundhog Day for the iPhone generation.</b><br />
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Fourteen-year-old Nephele used to have friends. Well, she had a friend. That friend made the adjustment to high school easily, leaving Nephele behind in the process. And as Nephele looks ahead, all she can see is three very lonely years.<br />
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Nephele is also a whip-smart lover of math and science, so she makes a plan. Step one: invent time travel. Step two: go back in time, have a do-over of 9th grade, crack the code on making friends and become beloved and popular.<br />
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Does it work? Sort of. Nephele does travel through time, but not the way she planned--she's created a time loop, and she's the only one looping. And she keeps looping, for ten years, always alone. Now, facing ninth grade for the tenth time, Nephele knows what to expect. Or so she thinks. She didn't anticipate that her new teacher would be a boy from her long ago ninth grade class, now a grown man; that she would finally make a new friend, after ten years. And, she couldn't have pictured someone like Jazz, with his deep violet eyes, goofy magic tricks and the quietly intense way he sees her. After ten freshman years, she still has a lot more to learn. But now that she's finally figured out how to go back, has she found something worth staying for?</div>
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I was really psyched for this book when I first heard about it! It sounded like a fun, intriguing book, with so many things I love! Unfortunately, I didn't like this book as much as I hoped.<br />
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Nephele, or Fi, has had a terrible freshman year, ever since her best friend decided that Fi wasn't worth hanging out with anymore and the whole school started to make fun of her for being too weird. After reading a Time Travel self-help book, Fi decides that inventing time travel will solve all of her problems. She'll go back to the first day of freshman year, and get her friend back. But, when she travels back, there's a big problem. She is a freshman, but now her ex-friend and everyone else are sophomores and don't remember her. Her family can't even remember the year she was born. No matter what she does, she remains repeating the ninth grade, everyone else aging around her. How can she fix the mess that she started?<br />
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I'll begin with what I liked.<br />
I love the concept behind this book. The concept is what made me want to read this book in the first place. I love reading books featuring time travel, and I love books with repeating days/loops. This book had what looked like a combination of both. This book didn't take on the concept like I expected it to. It turned it into a completely new idea. I have never seen a time loop quite like the one in this book. Here we don't see a girl repeating the same year over and over again, we see her repeat the same age over and over again. I was curious to see how it would play out, whether she would age in terms of her own maturity (without aging on the outside), and how time would change with her. The way the author dealt with this concept and made it a unique idea was my favorite thing about this book.<br />
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I also liked that this is a young YA book. There is such a big gap between MG and YA because most MG books now feature 12-year-olds and most YA feature characters 17 and older. This book of course focusing on freshman year so it is full of fourteen-year-olds. A lot of the topics addressed also felt more lined up with younger YA than the older YA that we are used to seeing on the shelves. We don't see very many books featuring characters in their early teens, so that was really refreshing.<br />
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Now, for what I didn't like.<br />
I did not like the characters. The characters weren't bad or unlikeable, they just didn't feel like real people. They never talked like real human beings and I felt like the author was trying to hard to make the characters quirky. For instance, the MC's eventual love interest. He wears wacky clothes, does magic, has violet eyes, has a crazy name, and speaks poetry. All of these in one person just screamed quirky, and it was that way with so many characters. Another character constantly wears roller skates, even in school. They didn't feel like real people, which meant that I had difficulty connecting with them and the story.<br />
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The story also quickly jumps through the time loops. It could be a good thing that we don't stay in the loops very long considering she goes through ten of them, but it negatively impacted the beginning of the book. We didn't stay in the first time (the original freshman year) long enough. We never see Fi and Vera (her ex-friend) as friends. There is a scene in the very beginning where Fi is talking to Vera, and Vera just walks away. This is the closest scene to them being together, and it's the scene where they stop being friends (and it's the first two pages). Since we never see them as friends, I couldn't understand why Fi was so desperate to resort to time travel.<br />
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Overall, I am disappointed in this book. I expected a lot more from this book, but I just couldn't connect with the characters. That being said, I still found the plot interesting. The concept was intriguing and was dealt with in a new way. I wanted to see how each year would play out and how Fi would fix things. But, by the end of the book, I was very meh about the story and was kind of glad that it was over.<br />
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Meaning: I almost liked it, but not quite</div>
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Click on the book's cover for the Goodreads page!<br /><br /><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51372640-the-camelot-betrayal "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582027602l/51372640.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49090460-the-surprising-power-of-a-good-dumpling "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577986988l/49090460.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48997636-here-the-whole-time "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577994539l/48997636.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51179840-how-to-pack-for-the-end-of-the-world "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588376379l/51179840.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44648898-the-ever-cruel-kingdom "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581368147l/44648898.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51475353-master-of-one "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1592842320l/51475353.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49127828-those-who-prey "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578641095l/49127828.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51792728-rebel-rose "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1596691065l/51792728.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52751335-sasha-masha "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577250434l/52751335._SX318_SY475_.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892027-lies-like-poison "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581260565l/50892027.jpg" width="212" /></a> <br /><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">Did I miss any books?</span></div><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">What books, if any, do you plan to read?</span></div></div></div></div>Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-36782922010674535722020-11-01T14:51:00.001-06:002020-11-01T14:51:00.865-06:00New Releases in YA! (November 1st-7th)<p><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Every week I list all (or almost all) of the YA books (and the occasional MG) that are coming out within that week!</span></p><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. Click on the book's cover for the Goodreads page!<br /><br /><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53174679-instant-karma "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588002981l/53174679.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53330243-mind-the-gap-dash-lily "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1590359980l/53330243.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49046937-the-ravens "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578690352l/49046937.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51342431-all-i-want-for-christmas "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1596664602l/51342431.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50890988-the-liar-s-guide-to-the-night-sky "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1598798117l/50890988.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49247035-send-me-their-souls "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1600443491l/49247035.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52363323-lost-roads "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561286810l/52363323._SX318_SY475_.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51163464-the-girl-who-wasn-t-there "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1583393941l/51163464.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50997534-beautiful-wild "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581370058l/50997534.jpg" width="212" /></a> <br /><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">Did I miss any books?</span></div><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">What books, if any, do you plan to read?</span></div></div></div></div>Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-49893336117943849122020-10-25T12:25:00.014-05:002020-10-25T12:25:00.262-05:00New Releases in YA! (October 25th-31st)<p> <span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Every week I list all (or almost all) of the YA books (and the occasional MG) that are coming out within that week!</span></p><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. Click on the book's cover for the Goodreads page!<br /><br /><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51136406-story-magic "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581012277l/51136406._SX318_SY475_.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51323346-giant-days-vol-14"><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581854691l/51323346.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53287183-not-so-pure-and-simple "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594616738l/53287183.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49296032-kingdom-of-the-wicked "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578934513l/49296032.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49247255-warriors-of-wing-and-flame "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581111955l/49247255.jpg" width="212" /></a> <br /><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">Did I miss any books?</span></div><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">What books, if any, do you plan to read?</span></div></div></div></div>Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-444858529356466902020-10-18T12:20:00.001-05:002020-10-18T12:20:05.550-05:00New Releases in YA! (October 18th-24th)<p> <span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Every week I list all (or almost all) of the YA books (and the occasional MG) that are coming out within that week!</span></p><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. Click on the book's cover for the Goodreads page!<br /><br /><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50622362-among-the-beasts-briars "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581362704l/50622362.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50271319-poisoned "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580334836l/50271319.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50622424-you-were-never-here "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581369954l/50622424.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50622411-my-heart-underwater "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586887075l/50622411.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49247265-the-brightest-night "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585848527l/49247265.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54326427-together-apart "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1596246209l/54326427.jpg" width="212" /></a> <br /><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">Did I miss any books?</span></div><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">What books, if any, do you plan to read?</span></div></div></div></div>Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-34058619986460210502020-10-11T12:11:00.001-05:002020-10-11T12:11:00.140-05:00New Releases in YA! (October 11th-17th)<p> <span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Every week I list all (or almost all) of the YA books (and the occasional MG) that are coming out within that week!</span></p><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. Click on the book's cover for the Goodreads page!<br /><br /><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36253143-lightbringer "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582754675l/36253143._SY475_.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50496883-the-truth-project "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580154196l/50496883.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50285848-the-magic-fish "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1595816705l/50285848.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42440919-come-on-in "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580925158l/42440919.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49127632-the-gifted-the-talented-and-me "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586426124l/49127632.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40857106-everything-i-thought-i-knew "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581533748l/40857106.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41187447-a-golden-fury "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579719744l/41187447.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49247290-the-puppetmaster-s-apprentice "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1584385405l/49247290.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50890802-daughters-of-jubilation "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1595771114l/50890802.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46223214-this-is-all-your-fault "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572889904l/46223214.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892241-storm-the-earth "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580652054l/50892241.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892311-long-way-down "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1598798017l/50892311.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51472377-the-sisters-of-straygarden-place "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1595966741l/51472377.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50674205-quiet-no-more "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1583959585l/50674205.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50496045-junk-boy "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581369696l/50496045.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50496885-you-know-i-m-no-good "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581369798l/50496885.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50998679-elizabeth-webster-and-the-portal-of-doom "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594619327l/50998679.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51153836-zora-and-me "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582073897l/51153836.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50901698-swamp-thing "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579790535l/50901698._SX318_SY475_.jpg" width="212" /></a> <br /><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">Did I miss any books?</span></div><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">What books, if any, do you plan to read?</span></div></div></div></div>Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-50895228838561424902020-10-04T17:47:00.030-05:002020-10-04T17:47:00.523-05:00Stacking the Shelves/September in Review!<p style="text-align: center;"> <img height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-7exuJwr_hXS3C4IGI6LKUr5OXRjpF3Yr3hKjbAWRZkeOwGNtCTViUL-qJchJ0OMkfJFmSTFtllgUt0ebFl-clUvPohcz4cPlKLvi13xQb3Ti669GYJHZpzfycYW7lpJGLQH0mlW1eM/s400/new+sts.png" style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;" width="400" /></p><br /><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">Hosted by <a href="http://www.tyngasreviews.com/">Tynga's Reviews</a>. <i>Stacking the Shelves</i> is where all the booknerds can post about the lovely (or not so lovely) books that we've read, acquired, or discovered.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div><span style="font-family: times new roman;">September was a lot better than August! I got a new job after months of not having a job thanks to COVID. I'm now working as a Library Page and, so far, it's been going great! I'm glad that I have a job again, and I'm especially happy to be working at a library! I'm still babysitting/homeschooling my cousin every weekday morning, so I am pretty busy. It's only going to get even busier because I also got a call from my yearly seasonal workplace, and I get to go back this November/December to do gift wrapping.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times new roman;">I haven't been writing reviews or blogging as much in September, and it's taking me longer to type up posts because I'm not yet used to the New Blogger. I also have been distancing myself a little because I want to rename this blog, and I haven't yet come up with a better alternative. I thought the name The Psychotic Nerd was great when I was fifteen, but now I think the wording may come across as insensitive and offensive. So, you may see a name change and a complete revamping of this blog in the coming months. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times new roman;">As for reading, I've read some pretty great books in September! Darius the Great Deserves Better, Burn Baby Burn, Horrid, Grown, Watch Over Me, and Solutions and Other Problems are some standouts from last month.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Here's to hoping for a great October!</span></div></span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Books Read</u></b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49025767-darius-the-great-deserves-better"><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1576517046l/49025767.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25982606-burn-baby-burn "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1444150678l/25982606._SY475_.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22694936-the-girl-who-could-not-dream "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429165179l/22694936.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358142-horrid "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579613001l/50358142.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49089021-paola-santiago-and-the-river-of-tears "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1596428857l/49089021.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15704486-calamity "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1437098338l/15704486.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49757149-the-cousins "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1583353086l/49757149.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50496883-the-truth-project "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580154196l/50496883.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41021973-a-constellation-of-roses "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549289120l/41021973._SY475_.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11915342-tiger-eyes "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1325270025l/11915342.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49089632-elatsoe "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581002562l/49089632.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46147644-the-girl-and-the-ghost "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570028335l/46147644._SY475_.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50729853-watch-over-me "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588352218l/50729853.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49397758-grown "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579764388l/49397758.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358277-noescape "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1595815000l/50358277.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51323365-solutions-and-other-problems "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593942262l/51323365.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821284-brown-girl-dreaming "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1397878579l/7199667.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821284-brown-girl-dreaming "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1424308405l/20821284.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32618983-the-serpent-s-secret "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1495562210l/32618983.jpg" width="132" /></a> <br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Library</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51323365-solutions-and-other-problems "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593942262l/51323365.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358277-noescape "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1595815000l/50358277.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49397758-grown "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579764388l/49397758.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50729853-watch-over-me "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588352218l/50729853.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46147644-the-girl-and-the-ghost "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570028335l/46147644._SY475_.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49089632-elatsoe "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581002562l/49089632.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49089021-paola-santiago-and-the-river-of-tears "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1596428857l/49089021.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40550366-blood-honey"><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580922495l/40550366.jpg" width="132" /></a><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Digital Audio</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32618983-the-serpent-s-secret "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1495562210l/32618983.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821284-brown-girl-dreaming "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1424308405l/20821284.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11915342-tiger-eyes "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1325270025l/11915342.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41021973-a-constellation-of-roses "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549289120l/41021973._SY475_.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22694936-the-girl-who-could-not-dream "><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429165179l/22694936.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Bought</u></b></span><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50500182-paris-on-repeat"><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581441868l/50500182.jpg" width="132" /></a><div style="margin: 0px;"></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Trade</b></u></span><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30312891-lord-of-shadows"><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1479513427l/30312891._SY475_.jpg" width="132" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>New Discoveries</u></b></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49934666-we-are-not-free"><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1565710970l/49934666.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36959639-small-spaces"><img height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539180297l/36959639._SY475_.jpg" width="132" /></a> <br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b>How was your September?</b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-73691633740027726862020-10-04T12:09:00.000-05:002020-10-04T12:09:48.584-05:00New Releases in YA! (October 1st-10th)<p> <span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Every week I list all (or almost all) of the YA books (and the occasional MG) that are coming out within that week!</span></p><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. Click on the book's cover for the Goodreads page!<br /><br /><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48717744-the-tower-of-nero "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581726516l/48717744.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49663931-the-captive-kingdom "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577054731l/49663931.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49090545-one-way-or-another "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1590616543l/49090545._SY475_.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50228263-we-were-restless-things "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1583209172l/50228263.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50623864-the-invisible-life-of-addie-larue "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1584633432l/50623864.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358035-the-shadow-mission "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581369434l/50358035.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48713842-kingdom-of-sea-and-stone "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580618492l/48713842.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50433121-something-happened-to-ali-greenleaf "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582312533l/50433121.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49169365-five-total-strangers "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593380489l/49169365.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11503920-return-of-the-thief "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1531833605l/11503920.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54205369-the-lives-of-saints "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593535795l/54205369.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44244775-hush "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593784556l/44244775.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358032-into-the-real "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580253588l/50358032.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52975864-broken-wish "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586811594l/52975864.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49247306-blazewrath-games "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585957271l/49247306.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49090458-spell-starter "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581774079l/49090458.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49247298-eventide "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594620656l/49247298.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48713839-the-code-for-love-and-heartbreak "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581369579l/48713839.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51344270-i-hope-you-re-listening "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588608473l/51344270.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51342430-girl-on-the-run "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582772239l/51342430.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49049452-deepfake "><img height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577987203l/49049452._SY475_.jpg" width="214" /></a> <br /><div><span style="color: #741b47; 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Every month I'm going to list the books I did not finish (or DNFed) from the last month. I'm trying to do better about giving up on books I'm not enjoying, so I have been DNFing books a lot more.<br />
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<a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572261457l/36683940.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars, #2)" border="0" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572261457l/36683940.jpg" width="212" /></a>Maia Tamarin’s journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war. The boy she loves is gone, and she is forced to don the dress of the sun and assume the place of the emperor’s bride-to-be to keep the peace.<br />
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But the war raging around Maia is nothing compared to the battle within. Ever since she was touched by the demon Bandur, she has been changing . . . glancing in the mirror to see her own eyes glowing red, losing control of her magic, her body, her mind. It’s only a matter of time before Maia loses herself completely, but she will stop at nothing to find Edan, protect her family, and bring lasting peace to her country.<br />
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YA fantasy readers will love the sizzling forbidden romance, mystery, and intrigue of <i>Unravel the Dusk.</i></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">How far did I get? <span style="color: #e06666;">140 Pages</span></span></b></div>
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It’s disheartening to say that I couldn’t finish this book. I remember loving the first book, but I struggled to get into this one. The writing is still fantastic, but the story was weirdly paced. Everything was happening so quickly, and I had no clue what was going on half the time. Every scene things would come out of nowhere, or be dropped. I guess this is a thing and we’re moving on, just kept running through my head. I also never felt that connection to the characters. I’ve been in a reading slump lately so I worried that that was why I was struggling, but it seems like other readers are having similar problems with the book. I just felt like I was forcing myself to get to the end, which isn’t a great feeling. I hope others end up having a more positive experience.<br />
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<a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394810507l/18456082.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Essence" border="0" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394810507l/18456082.jpg" width="211" /></a>Autumn escaped a cult, but now she realizes she's fallen into another.<br />
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Growing up in San Francisco’s Centrist Movement, sixteen year-old Autumn Grace has always believed emotions—adrenaline, endorphins, even happiness—drain your Essence and lead to an early death. But her younger brother’s passing and a run-in with a group of Outsiders casts her faith into question.<br />
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Ryder Stone, the sexy, rebellious leader of the Outsiders, claims Essence drain is nothing more than a Centrist scare tactic -- and he can prove it.<br />
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Autumn follows Ryder to his Community of adrenaline junkies and free spirits in Yosemite National Park, and they introduce her to a life of adventure, romance, sex, drugs and freedom. But as she discovers dark secrets beneath the Community’s perfect exterior, she realizes the more she risks in search of the perfect rush, the further she has to fall. </blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">How far did I get? <span style="color: #e06666;">12%</span></span></b></div>
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I found the cult aspect of this book interesting, but I quickly realized that the focus of the book was instead going to be about the MC finding some hot guys and getting into dangerous situations. It's just not my cup of tea, so I'm going to set this book aside.<br />
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<a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1376653040l/18307001.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Chantress Alchemy (Chantress, #2)" border="0" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1376653040l/18307001.jpg" width="211" /></a>Lucy is the last Chantress, the only remaining girl who can sing magic into the world. Since she defeated the evil Lord Scargrave, England has changed - and not for the better. With crops failing and the people rebelling, Lucy is called urgently back to King Henry's court. His Inner Council is convinced that making gold through alchemy will save England. But a critical element to the alchemical process has been stolen. Lucy is tasked with finding it with her magic... or else. And until she succeeds, the castle is on lockdown.<br />
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Court too has changed. Scargrave's brutal Chantress-hunter has become King Henry's closest advisor. Lucy's beloved Nat has fallen out of favor and is shunned by his colleagues. Their romance means trouble for both of them. Worst of all, something goes wrong with Lucy's magic. The palace is a labyrinth, and there’s a monster at its heart - a monster who may have the power to defeat Lucy once and for all.<br />
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Amy Butler Greenfield returns to the beguiling world of Chantress for a suspenseful tale of courtly intrigue, music, and magic in Chantress Alchemy. </blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">How far did I get? <span style="color: #e06666;">50 Pages</span></span></b></div>
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I didn’t dislike the book, but I realized I just didn’t care what was going on which isn’t a great feeling. I remember thinking Chantress was fine as a stand-alone and I think I hoped this book would expand somewhat but it just didn’t feel necessary. I will admit that it has been seven years or so since I read book one and that my tastes have changed a lot since. I’m just going to let this one go and move on to another book.
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<a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570475280l/40144224.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Where Dreams Descend" border="0" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570475280l/40144224.jpg" width="211" /></a>In a city covered in ice and ruin, a group of magicians face off in a daring game of magical feats to find the next headliner of the Conquering Circus, only to find themselves under the threat of an unseen danger striking behind the scenes.<br />
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As each act becomes more and more risky and the number of missing magicians piles up, three are forced to reckon with their secrets before the darkness comes for them next.<br />
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The Star: Kallia, a powerful showgirl out to prove she’s the best no matter the cost<br />
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The Master: Jack, the enigmatic keeper of the club, and more than one lie told<br />
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The Magician: Demarco, the brooding judge with a dark past he can no longer hide<br />
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<b><i>Where Dreams Descend</i> is the startling and romantic first book in Janella Angeles’ debut Kingdom of Cards fantasy duology where magic is both celebrated and feared, and no heart is left unscathed.</b></blockquote><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">How far did I get? <span style="color: #e06666;">100 Pages</span></span></b></div><div><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">DNF Review</span></b></u><br /></div><p>So, I don't know if it's my mood or the book, but I just couldn't get into this. It got to the point where I was avoiding reading because I just wasn't interested enough in this book. I think this book has interesting concepts and ideas but I'm just not invested in the characters. Kalli is a hard character to like. Once I got to the competition, I lost interest entirely and I really shouldn't have! Other reviews mention that this book is too long and I have to agree. While a lot of the writing is beautiful, I felt like I was just waiting for the book to get to the point. Maybe it gets better, but I need to read something else. I think I hoped for this book to fill the hole the Caraval series left, but it just doesn't. I think others will enjoy this book, I just struggled for some reason.</p><p> </p>
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<a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1370880550l/13628527.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img alt="Warrior" border="0" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1370880550l/13628527.jpg" width="212" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">First an outcast, now a hero.<br />
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Kira, the yellow-eyed demon slayer who fiercely protected her kingdom—and the crown prince—has been proclaimed the Dragon Musado of the prophecy. With the defeated the evil shaman.<br />
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Hansong is in chaos. The Demon Lord’s minions have infiltrated the city, treason is brewing among the military ranks, and Kira is buried by the overwhelming loss of her parents. She’s also plagued by the annoying feelings that blossom whenever she’s around Jaewon. But she is determined that nothing will stop her from finding the second treasure needed to fulfill the Dragon King’s prophecy. Not even the army of half-breed demons hot on their trail. If only she could learn to trust others…<br />
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Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-28186188894100069782020-09-20T07:00:00.000-05:002020-09-20T07:00:05.738-05:00New Releases in YA! (September 20th-26th)<div style="margin: 0px;">
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Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-18564986999725817752020-09-13T07:00:00.000-05:002020-09-13T07:00:00.710-05:00New Releases in YA! (September 13th-19th)<div style="margin: 0px;">
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Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-36912012312530725782020-09-06T07:00:00.000-05:002020-09-06T07:00:03.376-05:00New Releases in YA! (September 6th-12th)<div style="margin: 0px;">
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Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's about to take his first-ever trip to Iran, and it's pretty overwhelming—especially when he's also dealing with clinical depression, a disapproving dad, and a chronically anemic social life. In Iran, he gets to know his ailin</div>
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n. He gets Darius an Iranian National Football Team jersey that makes him feel like a True Persian for the first time. And he understands that sometimes, best friends don't have to talk. Darius has never had a true friend before, but now he's spending his days with Sohrab playing soccer, eating rosewater ice cream, and sitting together for hours in their special place, a rooftop overlooking the Yazdi skyline.</div>
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Sohrab calls him Darioush—the original Persian version of his name—and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he's Darioush to Sohrab. When it's time to go home to America, he'll have to find a way to be Darioush on his own.</div>
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Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-44931844165648540142020-09-02T08:00:00.000-05:002020-09-02T08:00:08.887-05:00Waiting on Wednesday: Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Nina LaCour delivers another emotional knockout with <i>Watch Over Me,</i> the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the Printz Award-winning <i>We Are Okay.</i></b><br />
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Mila is used to being alone. Maybe that’s why she said yes to the opportunity: living in this remote place, among the flowers and the fog and the crash of waves far below.<br />
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But she hadn’t known about the ghosts.<br />
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Newly graduated from high school, Mila has aged out of the foster care system. So when she’s offered a job and a place to stay at a farm on an isolated part of the Northern California Coast, she immediately accepts. Maybe she will finally find a new home, a real home. The farm is a refuge, but also haunted by the past traumas its young residents have come to escape. And Mila’s own terrible memories are starting to rise to the surface.<br />
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Watch Over Me is another stunner from Printz Award-Winning author Nina LaCour, whose empathetic, lyrical prose is at the heart of this modern ghost story of resilience and rebirth. </div>
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<b>Release Date: September 15th, 2020</b></div>
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I read an excerpt of this book and it really sucked me in! It's creepy, but it also has contemporary and magical realist elements. I was disappointed when the excerpt ended and I can't wait to read the rest of the book!<br />
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Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305122861663905567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332458629748590746.post-66093418794281446462020-08-27T10:17:00.000-05:002020-08-27T10:17:00.557-05:00Cover vs. Cover: The World Between Blinks by Amie Kaufman & Ryan Graudin<div style="text-align: center;">
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I added this book to my TBR before it had a cover because I love Amie Kaufman's books and the synopsis sounded interesting. If it had the US cover when I first found out about it, it is unlikely that it would have been added to my TBR. I absolutely hate the US cover. I know someone must have worked hard on it, but it honestly looks like it as made in the year 2000 and resembles an indie-published book designed on a low budget rather than a book published by Harper Collins. I really wouldn't have as much of a problem if it were indie published, but Harper Collins has a lot more resources than an indie-published author so I expect a lot more. I also usually don't like the 3D animation look on book covers. The background looks interesting, but the characters just look really awkward. So, the Australian cover was released this week and I am just extremely jealous. Like this is what I expect from an MG book in the year 2021. It is wonderfully illustrated and it showcases the fantastical aspects of the book, but they feel smoothly integrated together.<br />
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When Enchanted Jones wakes with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night, no one—the police and Korey’s fans included—has more questions than she does. All she really knows is that this isn't how things are supposed to be. Korey was Enchanted’s ticket to stardom.<br />
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I've only read one book by Tiffany D. Jackson, but I can tell she is a fantastic writer. She also doesn't pull punches and writes books with plenty of twists, but with truths about the world (I still need to read <i>Allegedly</i> but I don't think I will ever be emotionally ready for it). This book also sounds like it will be a difficult read, but I can't help but be intrigued.<br />
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Lucky to survive the horrible accident that killed her family.<br />
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Margot’s bad dreams may have stopped when she came to live with Agatha – but the real nightmare has just begun.<br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">I've been waiting years for this book to come out! I loved Katie Alender's previous books, and when I saw a book called <i>The Breaking Tide </i>on Goodreads, I was ecstatic. And then I waited. And waited. And waited. Four years later, I had given up hope, and that's when the cover was revealed, with the title change <i>The Companion</i>. It was finally happening!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">To be perfectly honest, I didn't even know what I was waiting for. I'm sure I read the original synopsis four years ago when I first added it, but I bet the book's details changed a lot in that time. I really just wanted another book by Katie Alender. This book wasn't quite what I expected. Based on her other books I expected more paranormal elements, but I certainly wasn't disappointed!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">After her whole family dies in a car accident, Margot is left alone. She has no family left, no items left (because everyone thought she also died), and no home. When a rich family takes her in as a ward, she isn't sure what to expect. She certainly isn't expecting to become the companion to the family's rich daughter, Agatha, a beautiful girl who is sick and in a catatonic state. At first, she is glad to be a part of a family, and she starts to enjoy the slow pace of the estate life. But something isn't right about the family and the estate. She keeps getting odd feelings, seeing the word GO, and thinking Agatha is trying to tell her something. But what if she is just imagining it? What is really going on in this house?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">When I first started this book, I was completely sucked into the story. We are very quickly sucked into this creepy atmosphere. We have the rich family, the orphan, the mysterious girl, and the old estate. These are elements that we're used to seeing in horror/thriller books and this very easily could've turned into the typical horror/thriller, but Alender did such a great job in creating a unique and suspenseful story. I had no idea how this book was going to turn out. We are taken in so many mysterious directions throughout the book, that I was constantly on the edge of my seat (figuratively, at least). Alender takes what we expect and turns it on its head, and I couldn't wait to find out the true story of what was going on in the estate.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">As for characters, I connected with the MC, Margot, right away. She is coming to this estate still with grief over losing her family, but she also is a very tough character. She has been dealt a bad life, yet everyone calls her lucky because, despite her bad life, she still gets these chances. Margot feels like an unreliable character, but throughout the whole book, we don't know who to trust. Margot isn't even sure if she can trust herself, and this makes for an interesting read.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">There is some light romance in the book. I didn't care for it, but I didn't hate it. It was just <i>there</i>, and just expected. I tend to prefer to not having romance in a book, but the romance didn't ruin the book for me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Overall, this book did not disappoint me! This is yet another suspenseful read from Katie Alender and I look forward to more books from her (but I hope there won't be as long of a wait next time!)</span><br />
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